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PN20-51 - Elections and electoral systems (PN20-51)

Course specification
Type of study Bachelor academic studies
Study programme
Course title Elections and electoral systems (PN20-51)
Acronym Status Semester Number of classes ECTS
PN20-51 mandatory 7 3L + 1E 5.0
Lecturers
Lecturer
Lecturer/Associate (practicals)
Prerequisite Form of prerequisites
Learning objectives
The goal of learning this course is for students to get to know in detail the various electoral systems that are in use in the world today, with the theoretical and historical origins of electoral law and with all aspects of elections, starting from election campaigns to election engineering. The special goal of this course is for students to familiarize themselves in detail with the basic characteristics of the electoral system and the electoral law of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Learning outcomes
A high level of theoretical knowledge about electoral systems in the world and a high level of knowledge of the practical aspects of elections (this also applies to the domestic electoral system). In other words, students should know how elections should take place and they should know where and why deviations from the normative model occur in practice.
Content
Elections, election strategies and behavior; Election functions; Electoral determinants; Politics and money (political actors and corruption); Sources of election financing; Electoral behavior; Electoral abstinence; Direct participation of citizens in the exercise of power; Concept and elements of the electoral system; Majority electoral systems; Proportional electoral systems; Mixed systems; Electoral system in the Republic of Serbia; Electoral system in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Teaching Methods
Teaching in this course is conducted through lectures and through interactive forms such as conversation, debate on certain issues, simulation, student presentations, etc.
Literature
  1. Vladan Petrov, Marko Stanković “Ustavno pravo”, Beograd, 2020. (neka poglavlja); (Original title)
  2. Goran Marković, “Ustavno pravo”, Istočno Sarajevo, 2021. (neka poglavlja); (Original title)
  3. Dušan Vučićević, “Mešoviti izborni sistemi-struktura, geneza, posledice”, Beograd, 2020. (neka poglavlja); (Original title)
  4. Zoran Stojiljković, “Politička sociologija savremenog društva”, Beograd, 2014. (neka poglavlja) Višnja Knežević, “Spin doktori - medijski manipulatori”, Banja Luka, 2014. (Original title)
  5. Zakon o finansiranju političkih partija u BiH - prečišćeni tekst („Službeni glasnik BiH“, br. 95/12 i 41/16). Izborni zakon BiH - prečišćeni tekst („Službeni glasnik BiH“, br. 23/01, 7/02, 9/02, 20/02, 25/02, 4/04, 20/04, 25/05, 77/05, 11/06, 24/06, 33/08, 37/08, 32/10, 48/11 - odluka US, 63/11 - odluka US, 18/13, 7/14, 31/16, 54/17 - odluka US i 41/20). Aneks 3 Opšteg okvirnog sporazuma za mir u BiH. - Ustav BiH. - Ustav RS. - Izborna reforma u BiH; (Original title)
Evaluation and grading
During the semester, knowledge is checked through two written colloquiums (twenty points each) and through discussions with students during lectures and exercises. The final exam is oral and covers the entire material. Through the pre-examination requirements, the student can achieve a maximum of fifty points (two colloquiums of 20 points each + attendance at lectures and activity in exercises 5 points + seminar paper 5 points) and another 50 points in the oral exam.